At least 4 people have been killed in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Haima hit the country.

Powerful winds brought down power lines and tore of roofs

The storm, which brought sustained winds of up to 225km/h (140mph), made landfall over Cagayan in the north on Wednesday.

Nearly 100,000 people were evacuated from threatened areas as the storm approached.

There was widespread damage overnight, with homes destroyed and power lines brought down.

Experts had feared Haima could prove as destructive as the catastrophic super typhoon Haiyan, which claimed more than 7,350 lives in 2013.

The Philippines endures around 20 major storms every year, many of them deadly.

Residents driven from their homes by Super Typhoon Haima take shelter at an evacuation centre

On Thursday morning, there were reports of damage across a wide area.

Haima, known as Lawin locally, had a weather band 800km (500 miles) wide, and authorities had warned the public to expect fierce winds and storm surges up to 5 metres (16 feet) or higher.

It is the 2^nd typhoon to hit the Philippines in a week, after Sarika struck on Sunday.  At least one person was killed in that storm, and 3 people are still missing.

Haima is now moving out across the East Sea towards Hong Kong and southern China.

(Source: BBC)